How did wartime patriotism affect German Americans

German-Americans suffered a lot because of wartime patriotism. It mostly devastated their cultural heritage, they endured discrimination, abuse, rejection, and mistrust of the American people.

To live a normal integrated life, German-Americans had to remove all vestiges of their heritage and become full Americans. This eventually led to the end of many German-language institutions and German cultural institutions in the US.

They became very oppressed and things with German roots like hamburgers, sausage, and some city names were changed to American "Patriotic" names.